re: One of the most humbling experiences as a man is realizing you aren’t the same anymore.

You’ve still got time my man.

The trick is to find a hobby that you enjoy that simultaneously burns calories. I need cardio to not balloon up with my shitty metabolism. Problem is, I hate running.

Bought a bike on a whim a few summers ago and I love getting on that thing. I’ll burn so many calories in a ride that I come home hungry.

Pick up tennis, basketball, pickleball. Anything that gets you moving for a few hours a day. It’ll change your life.

30 should be easy with a little effort. I noticed it got much harder to stay in shape around 45.

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Anyways, I’m just not the same athletically that I used to be. Just turned 30 and wishing I would have stayed in the gym and eaten better the past few years.

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You’re a fat, lazy slob blaming your age for your own life choices

Wait until you are staring at 40 my baw.

I've heard it before that your body completely replaces its cells every 7 years or so. So every seven years, you are literally a completely new person.

The things you knew at points in your life are completely different when you you look back.

Enjoy the ride because we don't get another ticket

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Just turned 30

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I ran my first full marathon in my 40s. Skied 27 days in a 40 day period in mid-40s and was better than ever. At almost 50 I’m in better overall shape than at most points in my life.

Maintain lean muscle mass and get your VO2 max in gear. Sleep. Relax.

35 here.

Best shape of my life. Bench squat and dead are at personal records. Abs popping like never before.

Trying to run 10 miles a week and yoga once a week.

People love excuses.

I'm 38 and stay busy after work with hobbies. Golf, welding, woodworking etc. . . The thing that seems to hold me back the most these days is my back. I'm trying to work on core strength but even that causes my back to be very uncomfortable. Otherwise, I feel great.

I make it a point every day to do something productive around the house. Sometimes it's just sweeping the floor, sometimes it's more involved work like welding. Force yourself to spend time every day not sitting around being lazy and you'll sleep better at night and won't spend that time sitting around eating shite food.

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I’ll admit I could do better taking care of my body, but I’m not obese or anything just eat too much sugar and unhealthy foods. Anyways, I’m just not the same athletically that I used to be. Just turned 30 and wishing I would have stayed in the gym and eaten better the past few years.

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I had 12 surgeries on hips/knees/feet by 41 years old. (Born w club feet).

And I get pretty jealous of my neighbors over 50 that are still jogging.

But jogging is NOT going to be in my future. I accept it.
I want to focus my energy on being a better father and that 30 min I could be jogging needs to be focused on a multitude of options:

Bike
Elliptical
Bible
Sauna
Work



Get better at something else and give yourself grace.

At 30, you could pretty easily whip yourself back into great shape.